Sausage with Apple-Topped Pancakes

Prep 20 min
Total 20 min
Ingredients 6
Servings 2

Perk up your pancakes with grilled apples from your contact grill. Breakfast for two is served in just 20 minutes. MORE+ LESS-

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated March 13, 2007

Ingredients

oz bulk pork sausage

1/3

cup maple-flavored syrup

tablespoons butter or margarine, softened

1/4

teaspoon ground cinnamon

medium apple

Pillsbury™ frozen buttermilk microwave pancakes (from 16.4-oz box)

Steps

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1

Heat closed contact grill 5 minutes. Meanwhile, shape sausage into 2 patties.
2

In 2-cup glass measuring cup, mix syrup, butter and cinnamon. Core and slice apple.
3

When grill is heated, place sausage patties on lower part of grill surface and apple slices on upper part of grill; close grill. Cook 4 to 5 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink in center.
4

Meanwhile, microwave syrup mixture on High 45 to 60 seconds or until heated; set aside. Microwave pancakes as directed on box.
5

Place sausage patties on serving plates. Stir apple slices into syrup mixture. Arrange 3 pancakes on each plate with sausage. Spoon apples with syrup over pancakes.

Expert Tips

Sausage links or patties can also be used. Just overlap apple slices on the grill so they are about the same thickness as the patties or links. Thaw sausage before cooking.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 690
Calories from Fat: 240

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 27g; 41%
Saturated Fat 11g 57% Trans Fat 1/2g
Cholesterol: 75mg; 25%
Sodium: 850mg; 36%
Potassium: 200mg; 6%
Total Carbohydrate: 99g; 33%
Dietary Fiber 4g 15% Sugars 41g
Protein: 13g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 20%; 20%
Vitamin C: 2%; 2%
Calcium: 10%; 10%
Iron: 15%; 15%

Exchanges:

3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;